Wagon



G. H. PALMER.

WAGON.

APPLICATION man Nov. 16. 1921.

lPatented Nov. .7, 1922.

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G. H. PALMER.

WAGON.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 16| 192i. 1,434,39. Patented Nov. 7, 1922.

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`; starr j -eEoaeE n. rmrnuEn,l or LANsrNojmcHreani, vAssmann' 'ro nari. s'rEEr. raonuc'rs company, or LANSING, manteau, n coaroasrron or MICHIGAN.

application filed november-ie, iam.. sensi netware To all whom t may concer/n.' v l Be 1t knownthat I, GEORGE H. PALMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lansing, in the county of Ingham and State.

rlhis invention relates to wagons and moreparticularly to that class known as express or toy wagons designed or'use by children,

although the improvements hereafter de` scribed will be found applicable to wagons of other types and size.

rlhe present invention has for its objects among others to provide a'silnple, strong and durable wagon, vformed entirely of metal, preferably steel, the vparts com-posing' the same being capable of being' readilystruck-up from sheet material and given the requisite form, and the parts assembled with ease and rapidity, and not requiring skilled labor. Furthermore, the parts are readily replaceable in case of necessity, but are not liable to injury or breakagefrom ordinary causes.

@ther objects land advantages of the invention Iwill hereinafter appear and the novelV 'features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The invention, in its preferred fornuis clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the numerals of reference marked thereon, Jform a part of this speciiication, and in. which- Figure l'is a side elevation, with the tongue broken 0E.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the body with the other parts shown as in substantially central vertical longitudinal section.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan with the wheels removed and the ends of the axles and othe pawts broken away. v

1 `the llne 4 4 of Figure 5, looking in thedirection of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a vertical section on the line 5-5 of Figure 4f, looking in the direction pf the arrows. I n Like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the dierentlviews.

Referring to the drawin s,

1 designates the body, t e bottom 2 and sides 3 oi which are stamped up fromI a single piece oi? sheet material, preferably steel, the ends t being formed separately re 4t .is an enlarged vertical section on and provided with flangesl which embrace the ends of the. bottom and the ends of the sides,being secured by rivets or the like 6,

as seen best in Figures 1 and 2. 7 is a mar' ginal edge protector supported upon the upper edge of theends and sides and affixed in position thereon in any suitable manner,

the same being of any desired width. 'lihis constitutes a cheap,ye't strong and durable and neat appearing body.

Upon the under side the body is strengthcned by transverse members 8, in the present instance shown as two in number, arranged of tbev bottom, although the number and the relative disposition thereof may be varied at will. Each of these members,'1nthe present instance, is shown as having a central rib portion 9 formed by bending the material at a point midway its edges, leaving the angcs 10 and 11, as seen best in Fi ure 3, which anges are riveted or otherwise secured to the under side of the bottom 2 by any suitable means, as seen at 12 in Figure 3.

Near opposite ends of the body upon the under side thereof there are secured by suitable means as rivets 13,*see Figure 4, the inverted channel irons 15, vsee Figures 1, 2 and 4f.

- 16, see Figure 4, is the upper bolster, formed of channel iron, the end flanges 17 of which embrace the sidewalls of the member 15, the two parts being secured together by bolts 18 and nuts 19 or othersuitablel means. rllhe upper front bolster is rigidly braced by means of braces 20, see Figures 1, 2and 3, which are suitably secured to the side wall of the upper bolster, as seen at 21, their other ends being securely bolted or otherwise axed to the. flange 10 of the transverse brace member 8 and to the bottom 'of the body.

Aupon opposite sides of th'e transverse centerv icc A ianged ends 23 embrace the front axle 24C and are secured thereto by means of the bolts or the like ,25, as seen best in Figure 4c. The :front axle' is mounted to turn on the bolt 26 passed downward through the bottom 2 of the body and the transverse channel member 15 and-through the upper bolster 1% 'and through the lower bolster 22 and through the cup-shaped member 27 which is disposed within the channel of the lower ica llt@

bolster` landsecured thereto in anyisuitable manner, as by welding, brazing or the like.

VThe lower end of the bolt 26 is supported in angular formfi .being bolted or otherwise secured to the ange of the forward transverse brace member Sand the bottom 2 of the body. v Secured at their rear ends, as at 30, see

lFigure 3, to the front4 axle 24 are the `in- .clined twisted braces 31 having their forward vends arranged Iparallel and spaced apart, as seen at 32 in Figure 3, and between these spaced apart parallel portions 32 is .L` disposed the forward end of the central a longitudinal brace member'33, the rear endJ 4 tion Aof which bridges the two of which is sleeved upon the bolt 26, as will be readily understoodl upon reference to l Figure 2.

34 is a clip member, the horizontal porarallel portionsl 32 vof the braces 31 and 1s secured to lthe end portion 35 of the brace 33 by a rivet orthe like 36, as seen'in Figure 5. The side portions 37 of this clip embrace the sald 'portions 32 of the braces 31 to which theyare secured by suitable rivets or the like 38. 38. is the tongue, of angle iron, pivotally mounted 'on a suitable pivot 39 which is supported in thev members 37,- as shown,- the tongueor handle 38 having its' rear end extended beyond. its pivot and adapted to en'- gage the under side of the member 34, as seen in Figure 5, so as' to limit the down- 'ward movement of the forward end of the tongue or handle, as will be readily understood upon reference'to said Figure 5.

40 is the upper portion of the rear bolster, being formed of. angle iron and substantially the same shape as the upper portion 16 of the front bolster, 41 is the lower portion of the rear bolster, being substantially the same as the lower portion 22 of the front 4 bolster, being formed of channel iron and having end flanges, as at 42, which embrace the rear axle 43, while 44 are forwardly and upwardly inclined brace arms which are secured 'to the rear axle-by suitable means, as rivets or the like' 45, as seen in Figure 3, the forward ends of these members 44 being secured to the flange 10 of the rear transverse brace member 8 and the bottom 2 of the wagon by bolts or the like 46, see Figures 1, 2 and 3. The end flanges 47 of the upper portion 40 ofthe rear bolster embrace the flanges of the rear transverse member 15, as seen in Figures 1 and 2, and suitable bolts or the like 48 are employed for fastening the interengaged flanges of the members 40 and 15 together and to the bottom of the wagon.

As will be seen clearly in Figure 2, the .upper and lower rear bolster portions 40 1,434,eae

and 41 are inversely arranged so that their i horizontal portions are in contact with each other and they are thus secured by suitable means, as rivets 49, as seen in Figure 2.v

The wheels 50 may be of any well-known or approved form ofhconstruction,v preferably solid disc wheels, that is wheels without spokes, and 'having suitable rubber tires or the like 51. l It will-be evident that an all-metal, preferably steel, wagon constructed as above will possess the greatest strength with minimum weight and one that will be exceedingly dur'- able, neat 1n appearance and 'capable'.of withstanding the rough usage to whichfa wa-gon of this character is liable to sub# jected. Modifications in detail, proportion of parts, etc., may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages'. The'angle iron members are preferably, although not necessarily, of pressed steel, and'it is tov be noted that the construction shown and described permits the inter-,changing of parts in the front and rear holsters.

What is claimed as new is 1. An all-metal wagon body having transverse braces upon itsunder side formed of angle iron, and vupper bolsters of angle iron inversely arranged with the flanges thereof and of the braces interengaging.

2. In a wagon of the character a body, a transverse brace on the underside thereof formed of angle iron, an upper bolster portion of angle iron arranged with- Aits flanges interengaged with those of the brace, and a lower bolster section of angle iron the Hanges of which are adapted to embrace the ends of an axle.

3. In a wagon' o-f the character described,

'a body, a transverse brace on the under side thereof formed of angle iron,`an upper bolster portion of angle iron arranged with its flanges interengaged with those of the brace, a lower bolster section of angle iro-n the flanges of which are adapted to embrace the ends of an axle, and inclined braces secured to the under side of the body and adapted to engage said axle.

4. In avwagon of the character described, a body, an angle iron transverse brace on the underside thereof, a bolster comprising upper and lower portions of angle iron reversely arranged, the side flanges of the upper portion interengaged with the side flanges, of said brace and the lower portion haying its flanges arranged to embrace an ax e.

5. In a wagon of the character described, a body, an angle ,iron transverse brace on the under side thereof, a bolster comprising upper and lower portions of'angle iron reversely arranged, the side flanges of the u described,

per portion interengaged Wlth the Si .9

flanges of said brace and the portion having its flanges arranged to embrace an the bolster.

6. In a Wagon of the character described, a bolster of pressed out channel constmction formed of inversely arranged portions of angle iron, an axle received in the flanges of the lower portion of the bolster, a transverse brace interengaging .with the anglesv of the upper portion of the bolster, and means securing said brace and upper portion of the bolster to the wagon body.

7 In a wagon of the character described, a body, a bolster of upper and lower angle iron portions reversely arranged, an axle vof the bolster, a tongue support formed of members secured to the axle, a member secured to said members and sleeved upon the vking' bolt, and a clip secured to the ends of -said tongue support members and adapted to receive the supporting pivot for lthe,

tongue. v,

In testimony whereof I ax my si nature. GEURGE H. PAL ER.

the character described, v 

